Adjustable holder for lip sticks and the like



Sept. 17, 1935. H. F. REICHENBACH 2,014,697

ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR LIP STICKS AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 24,. 1934Patented Sept. 17,1935 2,014,697

UNITED STATES PATENT o-FFlc Howard F. Beichenbach, Waterbury, Conn, as-

signor to The Chase Companies, Incorporated, Waterbury, Conn., acorporation Application October 24, 1934, Serial No. 749,134 6 (Cl.206-56) This invention relates to adjustablggzdl ders for actuating-pini8 comprising a shank l8 having lipsticks and the like and relates inticular to a head l9 at its outer end. The said head I9 is animprovement in the carrier or so-called .eleseated in the inset-portionI! of the side-wall! I. vator feature of such holders. and projectsbeyond the periphery of the latter One '"of the objects of the presentinvention is for entry into a helical guide-way 20, pierced in 5 toprovide a carrier for lipsticks and the like so. the wall of a tubularinner shell 2| mounted with constructed as to insure its smooth andreliable capacity for rotation within a casing 22 formed or movement byan appropriate operating mechamolded composition or other suitablematerial.

nismor device. The lower end of the inner shell 2| has secured 10 Afurther object is to provide a carrier comto it, by solder or othersuitable means, a periphl0 bining the foregoing characteristics withcapacity erally-knurled cap 23, preferably projectingfor superior gripupon a lipstick or the like to slightly beyond the periphery of thelower end of thereby insure the retraction thereof into the the casing22 for being conveniently gripped by holder. the fingers of the user.'As before stated, the With the preceding and other objects in view,inner shell 2| is designed for rotative movement 15 as will appear tothose skilled in the art from the with respect to the casing 22, and forthe purpose following, considered in conjunction with the 9.0- ofpreventing its endwise displacement, the said companying drawing andappended claims, the inner shell is outstruck near. its lower end topropresent invention includes all features disclosed vide aretaining-nib 24 turning in an annular ree therein which are novel overthe prior art. taming-groove 25, formed in the interior of the 0 In theaccompanying drawing: casing 22 adjacent the lower end thereof.

Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view The head IQ of theactuating-pin I8 is of sumof an adjustable lipstick holder havingincorpoe cie'nt length to project and bear not only in the rated thereina carrier embodying the present inhelical guide-way 20 in the innershell 2|, but

25' Vention; i also in a longitudinal guide-way 26, formed in 25 Fig. 2is a transverse sectional view thereof; the interior of the casing 22and intersecting the Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theactuatingannular retaining-groove 25therein.

D Preferably, the shank I8 of the actuating-pin Figs is an undersideview of the cup-like l8 fits the bearing-openings l5 and IS in thecarrier or elevator; carrier ID with a free fit, so that the said pinFig. 5 is a'view thereof mainly in side elevation may rotate, and whenthe inner shell 2| is and partly in vertical section; and rotated bymeans of its knurled cap 23, the car- Fig. 6 is a broken perspectiveview partly in rier Ill, together with the lipstick or other articlesection of the carrier or elevator. which it may carry, will be movedlongitudinally The particular embodiment of the present inof the casingto project or withdraw a lipstick 35 vention herein chosen forillustration includes a or the like from the open upper end thereof. Ap-like carrier or elevator It preferably drawn suitable cap (not shown)may be installed upon 1 from e l d comprising an annular the contractedupper end of the casing 22 to seal side-wall II and a bottom wall i2.The bottom in the contents thereof when the holder is not 0 wall l2 ofthe said carrier is pierced and a porin use. 40

I tion thereof 18 be up y into a plane paral By providing theinset-portion I1 in the carlel with the axis of the car ier to provide asheetrier Ill, the head IQ of the actuating-pin I8 is met S pp r e '3having pper end assured of a proper bearing in the guide-way 2D s p to frm an anchoring-prong It for emin the inner shell 2|, withoutendangering the hedment i lipstick or similarhrticle t jamming of theparts, which might be occasioned 45 sh w when such lipstick or the likes p ss by the entry of the thin metal of the shell 2| i the o e p r endof carrier About between the inner face of the head I!) of the actum w yof i height. t Supporting-tongue l3, ating-pin l8 and the side-wall iiof the carrier H). which is located near one side of the carrier, is t11 further be noted t t t actuating-pin t0 Provided with be r ng-Openingl5 aligned wi l8 has ample stability and freedom from jamming a bear n-op n '6 formed in an inset-portion by virtue of the relatively-greatdistance between of the side-wall ll of the carrier. thebearing-openings l5 and I6, and that, if de- Inserted through thebearing-openings i5 and sired, the upper end of the bearing-tongue l3 l6respectively formed in the supporting-tongue may also serve as ananchoQng-prong it for a I3 and the side-wall H of the carrier III, is anlipstick or the like. 55

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than that hereinset forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiment istherefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the likehaving one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, andhaving a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up fromits said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier andprovided with a bearing in substantiallylateral registration with theperforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pininserted in the perforation of the side-wall of the carrier and engagingthe bearing in the said tongue and projecting beyond the outer surfaceof the carrier.

2. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the likehaving one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, andhaving a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up fromits said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the'carrier andprovided with a perforation in substantial lateral registration with theperforation in the side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pininserted in the perforations in the side-wall and in the said tongue ofthe carrier, and projecting beyond the outer surface of the side-wallthereof.

3. A substantial1y-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders and the likehaving one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, andhaving a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up fromits said end-wall and extending toward the open end of the carrier, thesaid tongue being provided with a bearing in substantial lateralregistration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; andan actuating-pin inserted in the perforation in the sidewal1 of thecarrier and engaging with the bearing in the said tongue of the carrier,and having an enlarged head-portion projecting beyond the outer surfaceof the said side-wall.

4. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for liostick holders and the likehaving one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, andhaving a perforation in its side-wall and having a tongue bent up fromits said end-wall 5 and extending toward the open end of the carrier,the said tongue being provided with a bearing in substantial lateralregistration with the perforation in the side-wall of the carrier; andan actuating-pin inserted in the perforation of the side-wall of thecarrier and engaging the bearing in the said tongue, and projectingbeyond the outer surface of the carrier; the said tongue bent up fromthe end-wall of the said carrier extending above the said actuating-pin,and providing an anchor for engagement with a'lipstick or the like 5. Asubstantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders or the like havingone end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall, and havingits side-wall inset and pierced to form a bearing-opening, and having atongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending toward the open endof the carrier, the said tongue being provided with a bearing insubstantial lateral registration with the perforation in the sidewall ofthe carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in the perforation in theside-wall of the carrier and engaging with the bearing in the tonguethereof, and provided with a head-portion projecting outwardly from thesaid inset-portion of the side-wall of the carrier.

6. A substantially-cup-shaped carrier for lipstick holders or the likehaving one end open and its opposite end provided with an end-wall,

and having its side-wall inset and pierced to form a bearing-opening,and having a tongue bent up from its said end-wall and extending towardthe open end of the carrier, the said tongue being provided with aperforation in substantial lateral registration with the perforation inthe side-wall of the carrier; and an actuating-pin inserted in theperforations respectively formed in the sidewall and in the tongue ofthe said carrier and projecting outwardly from the said inset-portion ofthe side-wall of the carrier.

HOWARD F. REICHENBACH.

